To:G. Y. ZINOVIEV

Written:Written April 18, 1916Published:First published in 1964 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 49.

      Sent from Zurich to Berne.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,[1977],

      Moscow,Volume 43,

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(1)Vorboteobviously will not come out before the
conference. It is necessaryimmediately to order as manyprinted
copies of our theses as possible. And quickly too.

(2)Haveyou made the insertions in German?

(3)Idon’t knowwhat materialIhave to collect. You
should collect it and write to me what is missing. Otherwise nothing will
come of it.

(4)Sendme the proofs of the protest against Martov.

(5)Iknow nothing about the
Scandinavians.[1]Two letters have been sent to Kollontai. There is
little hope after the events in Stockholm.

(6)Mypersonal finances are not altogether hopeless: whence these
“false rumours”???

(7)Didyou receive the parcel?

(8)Willyou send the German theses (the corrected copy) which I have
sent you?

(9)Icannot come on Friday. I have a lot of work to do and I am very
late with it.

SinceRadek has no theses and there are no hopes of coming to an
agreement with him (on the question of annexations and the right to
self-determination), the “bureau”for the time beingis
useless. It will be useful in the evening on the 2nd day of the conference,
when the composition will have become clear.

(10)Can’tyou give me a more exact address besides the name of the
village you have given
me?[2]

Thecollection of material for the war with Martov is very important.

Attendto this carefully andin good time, otherwise we shall
be late in finding the missing material.

Salut,Lenin

[1]Apparentlythis refers to the delegates of the Left Social-Democratic
parties of the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Nor way) to the Second
International Socialist Conference.

[2]Meaningthe exact address of the place where the Second Inter national
Socialist Conference was to be held.